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Genesis 13:1–18 (CSB)

ABRAM AND LOT SEPARATE

13 Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev—he, his wife, and all he had, and Lot with him. ²Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold. ³He went by stages from the Negev to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been, ⁴to the site where he had built the altar. And Abram called on the name of the Lord there.

⁵Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents. ⁶But the land was unable to support them as long as they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they could not stay together, ⁷and there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.)

⁸So Abram said to Lot, “Please, let’s not have quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives. ⁹Isn’t the whole land before you? Separate from me: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”

¹⁰Lot looked out and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the Lord’s garden and the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) ¹¹So Lot chose the entire plain of the Jordan for himself. Then Lot journeyed eastward, and they separated from each other. ¹²Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived in the cities on the plain and set up his tent near Sodom. ¹³(Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning immensely against the Lord.)

¹⁴After Lot had separated from him, the Lord said to Abram, “Look from the place where you are. Look north and south, east and west, ¹⁵for I will give you and your offspring forever all the land that you see. ¹⁶I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. ¹⁷Get up and walk around the land, through its length and width, for I will give it to you.”

¹⁸So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the Lord.

God has promised that the wealth of the wicked (the world) will be transferred into the hands of the righteous: “… and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just” (Proverbs 13:22). The Patriarch Abraham is an excellent illustration of this.

From the beginning of God’s dealings with Abraham when He entered into covenant relationship with him, God prospered him. The transfer of the wealth of the wicked began when Abraham obeyed God, left his own country, and went to Canaan. God told Abraham that He was going to give him the wealth of Canaan (Genesis 13:15). The Promised Land, with all its wealth, did not belong to the Canaanites. The wealth of the wicked was just being stored for the righteous!

Later, when there was a great famine in Canaan, Abraham went down to Egypt. You know the familiar story of how he told the Egyptians Sarah was his sister because she was beautiful and he was afraid they would kill him and take her for themselves. Pharaoh lavished gifts upon Abraham because of Sarah. He gave him sheep, oxen, donkeys, camels, and servants (Genesis 12:16). When the Lord sent plagues upon Pharaoh because of Sarah, Pharaoh sent Abraham and his family out of Egypt. When Abraham left Egypt, he took with him great herds of cattle and other livestock, servants, gold and silver (Genesis 13:2).

God so blessed Abraham while he was in Egypt that the land where he and his nephew, Lot, settled was not big enough for them and they had to go separate ways (Genesis 13:6). Later, when Lot was taken captive along with all his possessions, Abraham pursued the enemy, rescued Lot, and took back all his belongings plus the spoils of Sodom and Gomorrah. The wealth of the wicked was transferred into Abraham’s hands!

Generation after generation, we see this transfer continue. God transferred the wealth of Abimelech, king of the Philistines, to Isaac. While Isaac was living in the land of the Philistines, God poured His blessings upon him. Even during a famine, Isaac sowed seed and reaped one hundredfold in one year (Genesis 26:12-14). God continued to prosper Isaac until King Abimelech told him, “…Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us” (Genesis 26:16 NIV).

God transferred Laban’s wealth to Jacob (Genesis 31:6-9). Jacob served Laban fourteen years for Laban’s daughters, Rachel and Leah. He served an additional six years for his cattle. Laban changed his wages ten times, but God poured out His blessings and prospered Jacob.

Beloved, God has declared that you will prosper. There is nothing Satan can do to stop it.

Make this declaration:

I will prosper! God has declared it and there is nothing Satan can do to stop it!

*Adapted from MCWE email – Journey Into The Promised Land by Morris Cerullo

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